Farming and Beekeeping Blog

Employee of the month: Our bees!

We have several thousand associates in our fields: the honeybees.  Bees are essential to our ecosystem and to the young shoots of our fields. During the last hot summer, we moved the bee colonies to the mountains of Burgos. The ... Continue reading

Documentary “The Discarded” : the history of our jams, sauces and other derived products

Not all the fruits of the tree can be consumed fresh. On the same tree, we can find very different fruits. They differ in size, shape, color and skin thickness. Although we try to treat them all the same, each fruit lives its own ... Continue reading

Logbook – December 2022

The last month of the year. It is time to review the evolution of our crops. Crops that had difficulties this year: olive trees, persimmons and honey.  The repilo is a fungus that spreads with humidity and defoliates the ... Continue reading

Analysis of the EVOO of Campillo de Julia, Harvest 2022

Miguel Abad, olive oil technician and person responsible for EVOO at Campillo de Julia, has written this report on the sensory and polyphenol analysis of this year's EVOO. Technical information Yield: sms (49,88±5,05)%. ... Continue reading

A day in the field with Fede

My name is Amanda, I work at Naranjas del Carmen and today I had the opportunity to accompany Fede, team leader in the field at our farm El Carmen. Note: the working hours vary depending on the season. As the summer is hot, to ... Continue reading

Our Pomegranate Varieties

The tenacity of the pomegranate tree The pomegranate tree is very well adapted to the Mediterranean climate of the Valencian region because it is very resistant to drought, which is unfortunately quite common here. As well as this, ... Continue reading

Olive trees from Campillo de Julia – Logbook 2022

Between the end of October and the beginning of November we will harvest the olives from the olive trees to produce the Extra Virgin Olive Oil from your harvest, which you will be able to receive at home from December onwards. It ... Continue reading

The consequences of forest fires

Summer is coming to an end, and as the days pass, our memories fade. Every piece of news gradually overshadows the previous one. Since records are kept at European level since 2006, it has been the summer with the most hectares ... Continue reading

Orange trees – Logbook 2022

Your orange tree, like all citrus trees, will go through four stages of development throughout its life. Infant phase The infant phase is from the time that we plant the graft up until it starts to produce. In our fields, since ... Continue reading

Correct use of the oil bottle set

I am Miguel Abad; olive oil technician and person responsible for AOVE at Campillo de Julia. I would like to explain how to use your olive oil set in the best way. Our Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a pure olive juice that is affected ... Continue reading